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MICR Council

Camille C. R. Ragin, PhD
Chairperson

Camille C. R. Ragin, PhD

(2023-2024)

Associate Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Professor, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Melissa B. Davis, PhD
Chairperson Elect

Melissa B. Davis, PhD

Director, Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Clayton C. Yates, PhD
Past Chairperson

Clayton C. Yates, PhD

(2022-2023)

John R. Lewis Professor of Pathology
Professor of Pathology, Oncology, Urologic-Oncology
Director for Translational Health Disparities and Global Health Equity Research
Program Co-Leader for Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Chief Executive Officer
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, MPH, PhD

Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, MPH, PhD

(2021-2024)

Associate Dean of Community Initiatives, Distinguished Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences,
Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement,
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE

(2022-2025)

Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ruben A. Mesa, MD

Ruben A. Mesa, MD

(2023-2026)

President, Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Executive Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Enterprise Senior Vice President, Atrium Health
Vice Dean for Cancer Programs, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem, North Carolina

Valerie Odero-Marah, PhD

Valerie Odero-Marah, PhD

(2023-2026)

Executive Director of Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH

Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH

(2021-2024)

Clinical Professor
Medicine, Cancer Prevention and Control, Community Outreach and Engagement
Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma University Health Science Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sanya A. Springfield, PhD

Sanya A. Springfield, PhD

(Ex Officio)

Director, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland

Jose G. Trevino, MD

Jose G. Trevino, MD

(2023-2026)

Geoffrey R. Shudtz Chair in Pancreatic Cancer Research
Walter Lawrence Jr. Distinguished Professor of Surgical Oncology
Director of Pancreas Program
Chair, Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Tiffany A. Wallace, PhD

Tiffany A. Wallace, PhD

(2022-2025)

Senior Program Director
NCI-Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
Rockville, Maryland

Colin D. Weekes, MD, PhD

Colin D. Weekes, MD, PhD

(2022-2025)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD

Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD

(2023-2026)

Professor of Radiation Oncology
Ingram Professor of Cancer Research
Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Nashville, Tennessee